Traffic & Transit
Route 101 In Bedford Will Have A New Traffic Pattern On Nov. 16
The New Hampshire Department of Transportation is reconfiguring the highway, until further notice, to repair the bridge over Pulpit Brook.
BEDFORD, NH — The New Hampshire Department of Transportation is reconfiguring Route 101 for bridge construction beginning on Nov. 16.
Weather permitting, the department said, daytime paving of the new temporary traffic configuration will begin on Nov. 16. It is anticipated the traffic will be switched onto the temporary traffic diversion by the end of Nov. 22.
Traffic will be following this new pattern until further notice.
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The surface prep, paving, and traffic switch will use one lane in two-way traffic between 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. between Mile Marker 46.4 and 47.4.
“Message boards and smart work zone devices will be used to notify the traveling public of the changes,” an alert on Monday stated. “Motorists should remain alert while traveling through the construction zone and obey all posted signs.”
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The bridge being repaired over Pulpit Brook is part of a $5.4 million project. The bridge is expected to be finished on July 14, 2023.
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